World War II
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- Q1Two days after Hitler’s invasion of ____, Britain and France declared war on Germany.AustriaPolandSlovakiaFrance30s
- Q2Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” wasa form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks.an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters in a single attack.a strategy in which armies rested very little between attacks to wear the enemy down more quickly.a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively for the first wave of attack.30s
- Q3On December 7, 1941, the Japaneselaunched a full-scale invasion of Southern China.launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.invaded Alaska.attacked the British colony on the Bataan Peninsula.30s
- Q4What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?the Battle of Dunkirkthe Battle of Iwo Jimathe Battle of the Coral Seathe Battle of Midway Island30s
- Q5Great Britain’s policy of ____ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe.detenteAnschlussappeasementfirm resistance30s
- Q6Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?SerbiaDanzigSlovakiaSudetenland30s
- Q7The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as what?the Cold Warthe Great Atrocitythe Vast Massacrethe Holocaust30s
- Q8U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on HiroshimaApril 6, 1945August 6, 1945June 6, 1945September 6, 194530s
- Q9Leader in Italy known as Il DuceWinston ChurchillBenito MussoliniAdolf HitlerJoseph Stalin30s
- Q10Leader of the Soviet Union during World War IIBenito MussoliniAdolf HitlerWinston ChurchillJoseph Stalin30s
- Q11Leader in Germany during World War IIJoseph StalinWinston ChruchillAdolf HitlerBenito Mussolini30s
- Q12Prime Minister of England during World War IIJoseph StalinAdolf HitlerBenito MussoliniWinston Churchill30s
- Q13Prime Minister of Japan during World War IIHideki TojoWinston ChurchillBenito MussoliniJoseph Stalin30s
- Q14Germany, Italy, and JapanNeutral PowersCentral PowersAxis PowersAllied Powers30s
- Q15the slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazisthe Vast Massacrethe Holocaustthe Cold Warthe Great Atrocity30s